Graduates earn an Associate of Applied Science degree, and are prepared to take the national certification examination for registered health information technicians (RHIT) offered through the American Health Information Management Association.

All of the core courses in the Health Information Management program are offered online.

Program Code

HIM.AAS

Accreditation

The HIM associate degree program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). http://www.cahiim.org

Take the national certification examination for registered health information technicians (RHIT) offered through the American Health Information Management Association

(This associate degree program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM))

Representative Job Titles For Graduates

Coder

Health Data Analyst

Cancer Registrar

Graduate Starting Salary Projections

$30,000 - $40,000 annual salary

Employment Outlook

The U.S. Department of Labor Statistics predicts that employment of medical records and health information technicians will increase by at least 20 percent through 2020 (much faster than average) because of increasing need for medical tests, treatments, and procedures that will be performed for an aging population. Increased use of electronic health records also means more technicians will be needed to carry out responsibilities associated with electronic data management.

Education Options

Representative Co-Op/Clinical/Intern Sites

Children's Hospital Medical Center

Mercy Health Systems

St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Tri-Health

University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Curriculum

Effective 2018-2019 academic year

Health Information Management Technology (HIM)

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Semester 1

Lec

Lab

Credits

FYE 1XX First Year Experience Elective (B)

1

0

1

HIM 100

Introduction to Health Information Management ( B)

3

0

3

HIM 105

Legal Aspects of Health Information Management ( B)

2

0

2

BIO 151

Anatomy and Physiology 1 ( B)

3

2

4

MAT 1XX Math Elective (G)

2

2

3

Semester 2

HIM 115

Clinical Abstracting of Health Data ( B)

2

0

2

HIM 120

Health Information Technology Systems ( T)

3

0

3

BIO 152

Anatomy and Physiology 2 ( B)

3

2

4

MCH 1XX Medical Terminology Elective (T)

3

0

3

IM 120

Electronic Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel ( T)

2

3

3

Semester 3

HIM 110

Healthcare Quality Management and Data Analysis ( T)

4

0

4

HIM 130

International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Coding ( T)

4

0

4

HIM 135

Pharmacology for Health Information Management ( B)

1

0

1

BIO 240

Pathophysiology ( G)

3

0

3

Semester 4

HIM 210

Healthcare Reimbursement Methodologies ( T)

3

0

3

HIM 215

Advanced Medical Coding ( T)

4

0

4

HIM 225

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Coding ( T)

3

0

3

ENG 101

English Composition 1 ( G)

3

0

3

Semester 5

HIM 200

Health Information Management Strategies ( T)

3

0

3

HIM 220

Health Information Management Certification Exam Review ( T)

2

0

2

HIM 280

Health Information Management Professional Practice ( T)

0

7

1

ENG 10X English Composition Elective (G)

3

0

3

PSY 1XX Psychology Elective (G)

3

0

3

Total Credits:

60

16

65

Electives

First Year Experience Elective

FYE 100

College Survival Skills

1

FYE 105

College Success Strategies

2

FYE 110

Community College Experience

3

English Composition Elective

ENG 104

English Composition 2: Technical Communication

3

ENG 105

English Composition 2: Business Communication

3

Psychology Elective

PSY 100

Applied Psychology: Human Relations

3

PSY 110

Introduction to Psychology

3

Medical Terminology Elective

MCH 104

Comprehensive Medical Terminology

3

MCH 101& MCH 102

Medical Terminology 1and Medical Terminology 2

4

Math Elective

MAT 105

Quantitative Reasoning

3

MAT 115

Pre-Statistics

3

The letters G, B, and T (displayed after course titles or elective descriptions) identify types of courses required by the Ohio Department of Higher Education as part of an associate’s degree curriculum.
G = General Education course in this curriculum
B = Basic Skills course in this curriculum
T = Technical course in this curriculum